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Crime in BD5 8

How much crime is recorded in BD5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bradford
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
24,778 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BD5 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD5 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
52.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BD5 8National
Violence and sexual offences41.423.6
Burglary20.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft7.54.5
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Drugs4.62.4
Shoplifting3.58.4
Other crime3.11.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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